Submission + - CIA declassifies pages from their cookbook (washingtonpost.com)
AngryNick writes: "The Washington Post reports today on the declassification of some of the CIA's oldest secrets:
So you want to open sealed envelopes without getting caught?
Here’s the secret, according to one of the six oldest classified documents in possession of the Central Intelligence Agency:
“Mix 5 drams copper acetol arsenate. 3 ounces acetone and add 1 pint amyl alcohol (fusil-oil). Heat in water bath — steam rising will dissolve the sealing material of its mucilage, wax or oil.”
But there’s a warning for the intrepid spy: “Do not inhale fumes.”
More recipes can be found on the CIA website."
So you want to open sealed envelopes without getting caught?
Here’s the secret, according to one of the six oldest classified documents in possession of the Central Intelligence Agency:
“Mix 5 drams copper acetol arsenate. 3 ounces acetone and add 1 pint amyl alcohol (fusil-oil). Heat in water bath — steam rising will dissolve the sealing material of its mucilage, wax or oil.”
But there’s a warning for the intrepid spy: “Do not inhale fumes.”
More recipes can be found on the CIA website."
